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[Portrait of the Reverend James Adam, Presbyterian minister of Carcoar, N.S.W. 1859-1877] [picture] .
No full textCondition : good.; Inscriptions: "Revd. James Adam MA, 'The apostle of the saddle', Presbyterian minister of Carcoar, N.S.W. 1859-1877" --in ink on reverse.; Title devised by cataloguer from inscriptions.; NLA negative no. 41. Rev. James Adam as a young man in clerical clothing seated holding a book
[Portrait of the Reverend James Adam, Presbyterian minister of Carcoar, N.S.W. 1859-1877] [picture] .
No full textCondition : good.; Inscriptions: "Revd. James Adam MA, 'The apostle of the saddle', Presbyterian minister of Carcoar, N.S.W. 1859-1877" --in ink on reverse.; Title devised by cataloguer from inscriptions.; NLA negative no. 25. Rev. James Adam as an older man in clerical garments
ADAM SMITH'S OPTIMISTIC TELEOLOGICAL VIEW OF HISTORY
No full textAdam Smith's four-stage theory provides the framework for his writings on history. The fourth stage is the commercial epoch; the culmination of history in this stage is a key component in the conventional interpretation of Adam Smith as a prophet of commercialism. In two historical case studies Smith shows the capacity of commercial society to regenerate itself. This potent capacity suggests that commercial society is inevitable. At a certain point in time it also overcomes the major obstacles to its permanence. Smith's philosophy of history anticipates the end of history views of Kant and Hegel.Political Economy,
Communicating climate change: James McClintock and Adam Vines
No full textJoin climate change expert James McClintock and celebrated author Adam Vines to a presentation about how to communicate climate change—how to talk about it, integrate it into your artistic practice, how to write grants to get people to fund research, and more. This presentation is the culmination of work the two have been doing with students and faculty this semester, which included videos, presentations, and readings in many FIT courses. McClintock and Vines were brought here as part of a Sustainability Grant awarded to Amy Lemmon, professor, English and Communication Studies, and Arthur Kopelman, Distinguished Service Professor, Science and Math, for their proposal “Communicating Climate Change: Collaboration in the Arts and Sciences.
Theology in suspense : how the detective fiction of P.D. James provokes theological thought
No full textElectronic redacted version excludes material for which permission has not been granted by the rights holderThe following dissertation argues that the detective fiction of P.D. James
provokes her readers to think theologically. I present evidence from the body of
James’s work, including her detective fiction that features the Detective Adam
Dalgliesh, as well as her other novels, autobiography, and non-fiction work. I also
present a brief history of detective fiction. This history provides the reader with a
better understanding of how P.D James is influenced by the detective genre as well as
how she stands apart from the genre’s traditions.
This dissertation relies on an interview that I conducted with P.D. James in
November, 2008. During the interview, I asked James how Christianity has
influenced her detective fiction and her responses greatly contribute to this
dissertation. However, James’s novels should be interpreted and explored in the
manner that they are received by the reader. How the reader receives and responds to
the novels, not only how James writes the novels, is what causes her stories to
provoke theological thinking.
By examining Christian symbolism that is present in setting, character, the
Detective Adam Dalgliesh, and plot, this dissertation seeks to assert that James
contributes to a theological conversation through her popular detective fiction
ADAM SMITH'S VIEW OF HISTORY: CONSISTENT OR PARADOXICAL?
No full textThe conventional interpretation of Adam Smith is that he is a prophet of commercialism. The liberal capitalist reading of Smith is consistent with the view that history culminates in commercial society. The first part of the article develops this optimistic interpretation of Smith's view of history. Smith implies that commercial society is the end of history because 1) it supplies the ends of nature that he identifies; 2) it is inevitable; and 3) it is permanent. The second part of the article shows that Smith has some dark moments in his writings where he seems to reject completely such teleological notions. In this more civic humanist mood he confesses that commercial society does not supply the ends of nature, nor is it inevitable, nor is it permanent. Both views exist in Smith and the commentator is forced to choose between passages in Smith's work in order to support a particular interpretation of the former's view of history.Political Economy,
The political economy of trade and growth: an analytical interpretation of sir James Steuart's inquiry
No full textSir James Steuart (1713-80) has been unduly neglected by the majority of historians of economic thought. This study aims at casting a new light upon his original thought to provide a basis for the revaluation of his contribution to the development of economic discipline. The present interpretation of his Inquiry (1767) reveals that his political economy contains not only fresh new ideas and path-breaking thinking for his time but also most major ingredients of modem economics. Firmly based on the recognition of the interdependence of economic sectors and social classes, he clearly grasped the circular system of production, distribution and consumption in the exchange economy. He discerned between the 'profit upon alienation' and the 'real value' of commodities in their current price' determined in the markets. He emphasized the 'balance of work and demand', secured by the 'double competition' among the sellers and buyers of commodities, for the efficient allocation of economic resources. On these foundations, Steuart established his theory of output, employment and population in terms of the notion of 'effectual demand'. His economic analysis culminates in his discussions of economic growth and foreign trade. He linked the limitations of the former to the benefits of the latter. Meanwhile, refuting his predecessors' quantity theory, Steuart presented what might be called the production-consumption theory of money, according to which money is not neutral to the determination of the level of output in an exchange economy. His theory of international money also takes on modernity, as it adopts an absorption approach to the balance of payments. Steuart's monetary analysis comes complete with his argument for government's active finance. The state interventionism underlying the whole of Steuart's political economy is seen as its logical conclusion, rather than a mere assumption. Thus, it is suggested that the ultimate message of his Inquiry is neither laissez faire nor centa-al planning
Adam Darm
No full textUNF Oral History Project Interview of Adam Darm by James B. Crooks on November 9, 200
How Might Adam Smith Pay Professors Today?
No full textAdam Smith’s proposal for paying professors was intended to induce increased faculty knowledge. If students have imperfect information about what they learn, and universities can only imperfectly measure the input of faculty time in student learning, publications may be used to measure faculty knowledge. If professors’ ability to publish is positively related to their ability to produce student learning, which universities can imperfectly measure, publications may be necessary to attract more able professors. Since research signals faculty knowledge, schools that do not value publications per se could require higher publication standards and pay higher wages than schools that value only publications.
Adam Smith's Marketplace of Life
No full textJames Otteson's 2002 book provides a comprehensive examination and interpretation of Smith's moral theory.Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Recurring "Adam Smith Problem -- The Familiarity Principle, the Market, and Unintended Systems of Order -- Plan of the Work -- 1 Adam Smith's Moral Theory, Part One -- I. Sympathy -- Two Brief Criticisms -- Smith and Hume on the Role of Sympathy in Moral Judgments -- Innate Human Sympathy? -- II. The Impartial Spectator Procedure -- Smith and Hume on Utility -- An Ideal Observer? -- 2 Adam Smith's Moral Theory, Part Two -- I. The Human Conscience -- What Is the Conscience? -- The Development of the Conscience -- Self-Examination and the Authority of Conscience -- Hume, Smith, and Cause and Effect -- II. Smith's Picture of Human Nature -- Sympathy, Self-Partiality, and Sociability -- Summary -- The "Adam Smith Problem": A Prelude -- 3 The Marketplace of Morality -- I. The Development of Moral Standards -- Reason and Sentiment -- The Development of Moral Standards -- II. Assembling the Model -- Hume and Smith on the Unintended Order of Morality -- III. A Summary of the Model -- IV. Questions -- Conscious Planning -- The Emergence of Morals -- 4 The "Adam Smith Problem" -- I. Virtue in TMS -- Self-Interest in TMS -- The Licentious Systems -- Benevolence in TMS -- II. Self-Interest in WN -- III. The Problem and Attempted Resolutions -- 5 The Market Model and the Familiarity Principle -- I. The Market Model -- The Market in WN -- The Market in WN and in TMS -- II. Human Motivation: The Familiarity Principle -- Smith and Hume on Familiarity -- III. Irreconcilable Differences? -- What Can Be Accommodated -- What Trouble Remains -- 6 Justifying Smithian Moral Standards -- I. The Development of Moral Standards -- Natural Elements -- Objectivity and the "Man of System" -- Environmental ElementsII. A Descriptive or a Normative Theory? -- Descriptive Passages -- Normative Passages -- What Is Fact, What Is Right -- III. The Role of Final Causes in Smith's Argument -- A Response to Critics -- Utility and the Development of Moral Standards-Again -- IV. The Objectivity of Smithian Moral Standards -- 7 The Unintended Order of Human Social Life -- I. The Market in the Essay on Language -- Background -- Basic Elements -- The Invisible Hand of Rule Formation -- Summary -- Problems -- An Implication -- II. The Market in WN -- III. Language, Market, and Morals -- Conclusion -- I. Summary of Smith's Argument -- II. Two Observations -- Markets and Benevolence -- Moral Deviancy -- III. Some Suggestive Recent Evidence -- IV. Adam Smith and "Spontaneous" Order -- Bibliography -- IndexJames Otteson's 2002 book provides a comprehensive examination and interpretation of Smith's moral theory.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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